Category: Othello

Desdemona, the central character of Shakespeares play Othello, presents a combination of love, faith, and other bright features of the personality. Nevertheless, the power of the daughter of a Venetian Senator is hidden behind the scenes of her husband, Othello, and his comrades. Desdemona had gone through various hardships, such as leaving home to marry…

Written in 1603, William Shakespeares tragedy Othello is based on the story of Un Capitano Moro by a disciple of Boccaccio which was previously first published in 1565. The presentation of women in Shakespeares Othello is an issue that cannot be ignored when interpreting the text. Examining how women were treated in Elizabethan Italy, with…

The concept of tragedy within plays is to highlight the dramatic style of humanity, through our encounters with sorrow and terrible events. Specifically, in Elizabethan and Jacobean tragedies, this approach to tragedy was filled with dynamics based upon the characters of the plays actions. Often, the source of such tragedies stemmed from the conspiring roles…

It was an exciting time in the 1600s as the famous tragedy Othello was written by William Shakespeare was introduced to the world. Since then, many appropriations of the famous tragedy have been created. A Tim Nelson appropriation of the play Othello into a film from 2001 took a modern-day approach, allowing the play to…

There is a fine line between illusion and ideals and reality and truth. This line is easily manipulated. Ideals give the individuals drive and allow them to set goals for themselves. These goals provide purpose to each individual and, consequently, allow each individual to achieve their own sense of personal happiness. Being pragmatic, on the…

William Shakespeares Othello explores the term ‘other’ to achieve his purpose of trying to question the validity of stereotypes. Shakespeare uses the protagonist, Othello to question the racial prejudices during the Renaissance and to question the validity of stereotypes. During the Elizabethan Era in England, a dark-skinned person in a position of power wasn’t part…

Throughout the plot of the play, the character Othello reveals himself as an amoral character. His character is interesting from many perspectives since the protagonist develops from being a heroic and moral individual into a cruel and amoral person, who even kills, as the result of Iago´s insidious machinations. Othello can be described as a…

Even a small seed of suspicion placed in someones head can lead to horrible, destructive things. Sexual desires cause jealousy and mistrust. Sexual images trigger chemical reactions in your brain, which in turn compel us to act in specific ways or be drawn to certain things, or motivated to engage in particular behaviors (Kuszewski). In…

Shakespeares Othello presents to its audience the tragic story of a doomed interracial marriage in which Othello, the titular Moor of Venice becomes entangled in the schemings of his malevolent ensign Iago, who convinces him of his wife Desdemonas infidelity. By the end, Othello has murdered Desdemona and taken his own life out of grief…

We know that during the context of the original script, people were extremely superstitious, and this affected their view on everything from treating illnesses to religion. Religion was central to Elizabethan society  Queen Elizabeth made attendance at the Church compulsory. Unless you had a valid excuse such as illness, you were fined if you…